BMO Global Asset Management Announces Cash Distributions for Certain BMO Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2022 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management today announced the December 2022 cash distributions for BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) and ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly and quarterly. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on December 29, 2022 will receive cash distributions payable on January 3, 2023.

Unitholders of record of ETF Series (ZMMK) of the BMO Money Market Fund, at the close of business on December 28, 2022 may receive cash distributions payable on January 3, 2023.

The ex-dividend date and record date for the BMO Money Market Fund is December 28, 2022.

Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows:

Monthly Distributions	Ticker	Distributions
BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	ZAG	0.040
BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	ZDV	0.070
BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWC	0.100
BMO Canadian MBS Index ETF	ZMBS	0.040
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	ZWB	0.110
BMO Covered Call Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWA	0.130
BMO Covered Call Technology ETF	ZWT	0.120
BMO Covered Call US Banks ETF	ZWK	0.170
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	ZWU	0.080
BMO Discount Bond Index ETF	ZDB	0.030
BMO Emerging Markets Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEF	0.045
BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	ZEB	0.120
BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	ZRE	0.100
BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF	ZUT	0.075
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGH	0.120
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ESGH.F	0.110
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWP	0.100
BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWE	0.110
BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	ZFH	0.055
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHY	0.060
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZJK	0.090
BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZJK.U	0.085
BMO International Dividend ETF	ZDI	0.070
BMO International Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZDH	0.080
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF	ZPR	0.045
BMO Long Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZLC	0.065
BMO Long Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFL	0.040
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPL	0.045
BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCM	0.046
BMO Mid Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFM	0.028
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZMP	0.034
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMU	0.045
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZIC	0.055
BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZIC.U	0.042
BMO Monthly Income ETF	ZMI	0.060
BMO Premium Yield ETF	ZPAY	0.160
BMO Premium Yield ETF (Hedged Units)	ZPAY.F	0.160
BMO Premium Yield ETF (USD Units)	ZPAY.U	0.160
BMO Real Return Bond Index ETF	ZRR	0.090
BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCS	0.035
BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF	ZFS	0.022
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPS	0.030
BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZSU	0.035
BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	ZST	0.180
BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units)	ZUS.U	0.200
BMO US Dividend ETF	ZDY	0.080
BMO US Dividend ETF (USD Units)	ZDY.U	0.065
BMO US Dividend Hedged to CAD ETF	ZUD	0.060
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWH	0.110
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (USD Units)	ZWH.U	0.115
BMO US High Dividend Covered Call Hedged to CAD ETF	ZWS	0.100
BMO US Preferred Share Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZHP	0.100
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF	ZUP	0.100
BMO US Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units)	ZUP.U	0.100
BMO US Put Write ETF	ZPW	0.095
BMO US Put Write ETF (USD Units)	ZPW.U	0.095
BMO US Put Write Hedged to CAD ETF	ZPH	0.100
BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF	ZWG	0.170
BMO Money Market Fund (ETF Series)	ZMMK	0.200
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (USD Units)	ZWB.U	0.140
BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (USD Units)	ZPR.U	0.070
BMO Monthly Income ETF (USD Units)	ZMI.U	0.100
BMO Balanced ETF (T6 Payout Series)	ZBAL.T	0.150

Quarterly Distributions	Ticker	Distributions
BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF	ZGI	0.330
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUB	0.170
BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF	ZBK	0.170
BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF	ZIN	0.160
BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF	ZEO	1.250
BMO MSCI All Country World High Quality Index ETF	ZGQ	0.160
BMO MSCI Europe High Quality Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZEQ	0.210
BMO Low Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLD	0.160
BMO Low Volatility International Equity ETF	ZLI	0.160
BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDM	0.260
BMO MSCI EAFE Index ETF	ZEA	0.190
BMO Tactical Dividend ETF Fund (ETF Series)	ZZZD	0.300
BMO MSCI USA Value Index ETF	ZVU	0.160
BMO Low Volatility US Equity Hedged to CAD ETF	ZLH	0.180
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (USD Units)	ZLU.U	0.180
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF	ZLU	0.280
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF	ZUQ	0.130
BMO S&P 500 Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUE	0.210
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD Units)	ZSP.U	0.170
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	ZSP	0.220
BMO Dow Jones Industrial Average Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZDJ	0.220
BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF	ZVC	0.210
BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	ZLB	0.270
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	ZCN	0.220
BMO Growth ETF	ZGRO	0.220
BMO Balanced ETF	ZBAL	0.220
BMO Conservative ETF	ZCON	0.220
BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZCB	0.400
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTL.U	0.350
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTL	0.350
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTM.U	0.250
BMO Mid-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTM	0.230
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTS.U	0.230
BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF	ZTS	0.210
BMO Government Bond Index ETF	ZGB	0.300
BMO Global Strategic Bond Fund (ETF Series)	ZGSB	0.300
BMO Sustainable Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund (ETF Series)	ZMSB	0.250
BMO Core Plus Bond Fund (ETF Series)	ZCPB	0.200
BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	ZSB	0.300
BMO Global Communications Index ETF	COMM	0.120
BMO Global Consumer Staples Hedged to CAD Index ETF	STPL	0.140
BMO Global Consumer Discretionary Hedged to CAD Index ETF	DISC	0.080
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGB	0.220
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ESGF	0.230
BMO MSCI Canada ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGA	0.300
BMO MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGE	0.210
BMO MSCI Global ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGG	0.150
BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF	ESGY	0.120
BMO Balanced ESG ETF	ZESG	0.210
BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZBBB	0.240
BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	ZQB	0.190
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF	ZMID	0.130
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (USD Units)	ZMID.U	0.130
BMO S&P US Mid Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZMID.F	0.130
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF	ZSML	0.260
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (USD Units)	ZSML.U	0.280
BMO S&P US Small Cap Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZSML.F	0.190
BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZTL.F	0.290
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (USD Units)	ZUQ.U	0.090
BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZUQ.F	0.090
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF	ZTIP	0.500
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZTIP.F	0.500
BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (USD Units)	ZTIP.U	0.500
BMO MSCI USA ESG Leaders Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ESGY.F	0.110
BMO Japan Index ETF	ZJPN	0.140
BMO Japan Index ETF (Hedged Units)	ZJPN.F	0.160
BMO MSCI ACWI Paris Aligned Climate Equity Index ETF	ZGRN	0.240
BMO Short-Term Discount Bond ETF	ZSDB	0.130
BMO Corporate Discount Bond ETF	ZCDB	0.170
BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	ZBI	0.230
BMO All-Equity ETF	ZEQT	0.240
BMO Brookfield Global Renewables Infrastructure Fund (ETF Series)	GRNI	0.160
BMO Brookfield Global Real Estate Tech Fund (ETF Series)	TOWR	0.120

Annual Distributions	Ticker	Distributions
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF	ZNQ	0.110
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Index ETF (USD Units)	ZNQ.U	0.140
BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZQQ	0.350
BMO SIA Focused Canadian Equity Fund (ETF Series)	ZFC	0.960
BMO SIA Focused North American Equity Fund (ETF Series)	ZFN	0.900
BMO Women In Leadership Fund (ETF Series)	WOMN	0.000
BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF	ZEM	0.530
BMO Low Volatility Emerging Markets Equity ETF	ZLE	0.600
BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF	ZCH	0.180
BMO MSCI India ESG Leaders Index ETF	ZID	0.110
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF	ZHU	0.180
BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZUH	0.300
BMO Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF	ZMT	0.730
BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF	ZGD	0.520
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	ZJG	0.530
BMO MSCI Innovation Index ETF	ZINN	0.000
BMO MSCI Fintech Innovation Index ETF	ZFIN	0.050
BMO MSCI Next Gen Internet Innovation Index ETF	ZINT	0.050
BMO MSCI Genomic Innovation Index ETF	ZGEN	0.000
BMO MSCI Tech and Industrial Innovation Index ETF	ZAUT	0.170
BMO Clean Energy Index ETF	ZCLN	0.190
BMO US All Cap Equity Fund (ETF Series)	ZACE	0.000
BMO ARK Genomic Revolution Fund (ETF Series)	ARKG	0.000
BMO ARK Innovation Fund (ETF Series)	ARKK	0.000
BMO ARK Next Generation Internet Fund (ETF Series)	ARKW	0.000

Further information about BMO ETFs and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds can be found at www.bmo.com/etfs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged is a product of Dow Jones Opco, LLC
("Dow Jones Opco"), a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been licensed for use.
"Dow Jones^®" and "Industrial Average Index CAD Hedged" are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones"), and have been licensed to Dow Jones Opco and sublicensed by BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZWA. ZWA is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones Opco, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in ZWA.

S&P®, S&P/TSX Capped Composite®, S&P 500® are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). "TSX" is a trademark of TSX Inc. These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed to BMO Asset Management Inc. in connection with ZCN, ZUE, ZSP, ZSP.U, ZMID, ZMID.U, ZMID.F, ZSML, ZSML.U and ZSML.F. These BMO ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones LLC, S&P, TSX, or their respective affiliates and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P, TSX and their affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of trading or investing in such BMO ETFs.

The BMO ETFs or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI Inc. ("MSCI"), and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such BMO ETFs or securities or any index on which such BMO ETFs or securities are based. The prospectus of the BMO ETFs contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with BMO Asset Management Inc. and any related BMO ETFs.

NASDAQ®, and NASDAQ-100 Index® Hedged to CAD, are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the "Corporations") and are licensed for use by BMO Asset Management Inc. BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF has not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability and is not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO the BMO Nasdaq 100 Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF.

BMO Global Asset Management is a brand name under which BMO Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. operate.

Commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with investments in BMO ETFs and ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds.  Please read the ETF facts or prospectus of the relevant BMO ETF or ETF Series before investing.  The indicated rates of return are the historical compounded total returns including changes in share or unit value and the reinvestment of all dividends or distributions and do not take into account the sales, redemption, distribution, optional charges or income tax payable by the unitholder that would have reduced returns BMO ETFs and ETF Series are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.

For a summary of the risks of an investment in the BMO ETFs or ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds, please see the specific risks set out in the prospectus.  BMO ETFs and ETF Series trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at a discount to their net asset value, which may increase the risk of loss. Distributions are not guaranteed and are subject to change and/or elimination. 

BMO ETFs are managed by BMO Asset Management Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a portfolio manager, and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal. ETF Series of the BMO Mutual Funds are managed by BMO Investments Inc., which is an investment fund manager and a separate legal entity from Bank of Montreal.

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About BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
BMO Exchange Traded Funds has been an ETF provider in Canada for more than 11 years, with over 100 strategies, over 25 per cent market share in Canada¹, and $80.6 billion in assets under management. BMO ETFs are designed to stay ahead of market trends and provide compelling solutions to help advisors and investors. This includes a comprehensive suite of ETFs developed in Canada for Canadians, such as cost effective core equity ETFs following market leading indexes, and a broad range of fixed income ETFs; solution-based ETFs responding to client demand; and innovation with smart beta ETFs, as well as combining active and passive investing with ETF series of active mutual funds.

¹Morningstar, December 2021

About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.07 trillion as of July 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

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